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From the film archives: The Duke comes a-courtin in Ireland
John Wayne stars with Maureen O'Hara in 'The Quiet Man'
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Maureen O’Hara and John Wayne converse over a rocky wall in a scene from the 1952 film “The Quiet Man,” which was shot on location at the west Ireland village of Cong. The production won John Ford an Oscar, while the village has become a thriving, bustling parody of a movie set.
As everyone has donned green and celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, I went looking for a good Irish-themed movie to commemorate the holiday. I settled on the 1952 film “The Quiet Man” starring John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, who is best remembered for playing Doris Walker in “Miracle on 34th Street.” It also was the second film to pair Wayne and O’Hara, who was born in Ireland.